Dads2Dads: Teach the value of diversity

3:34 PM,
Oct. 25, 2013

Written by

Tom Tozer and Bill Black

A high-school World Studies class recently went on a field trip and visited a mosque and Hindu temple. It was all part of a three-week examination of world religions. You may have seen the story in the news.

Public and parental reaction was fast and furious. Several people thought the teacher who organized the trip should be fired. Others, including one teenage student who was interviewed, were surprised at the negative reaction and defended the role of education as a means of exposing students to other cultures and practices. The teenager also responded with a chuckle and a shake of the head to ...